Anonymous, All'Illustrissima Congregazione Particolare Deputata Dalla Santita di Nostro Signore S. Pio PP. VI. per l'Universita degli Ebrei di Roma [“Petition on behalf of the Jewish Communities of Rome and Ancona to Pope Pius VI”]
AUCTION 22 |
Tuesday, January 27th,
2004 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts and Works of Graphic Art Including Holy Land Maps, Illustrated Books, Photography and Graphic Art from The Collection of Daniel M. Friedenberg of Greenwich, Conn
Lot 106
(ITALIAN JUDAICA).
Anonymous, All'Illustrissima Congregazione Particolare Deputata Dalla Santita di Nostro Signore S. Pio PP. VI. per l'Universita degli Ebrei di Roma [“Petition on behalf of the Jewish Communities of Rome and Ancona to Pope Pius VI”]
Rome: Lazzarini 1789
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
PRICE REALIZED $1,500
The Jews of Rome and Ancona, both papal states, found their lot intolerable due to excessive taxation and other discriminatory measures of even a more serious nature (such as kidnapping and forced baptism). The formal petition to the reigning Pope is signed by twelve Christian advocates, who had the courage to intervene on behalf of their Jewish countrymen. The petition cites previous papal bulls over the centuries that saw the Jews in a more favorable light and asks that those more favorable conditions be restored. The petition was denied. EJ XIV, cols. 250-1